“When a sexual act was happening, Justin and I talked about how it promoted the plot. If it didn’t, I wouldn’t do it.” On the film’s edgy storyline, Clayton added, “We never wanted to mock it or make it seem like we were making a joke out of it.”

Clayton went on to discuss his experience recreating the infamous career of Brent Corrigan, and the commented on casualness of filming. In regards to the application of Corrigan’s famous star tattoo on his butt cheek, Clayton said, “The makeup artist is painting my ass, and the AD [assistant director] is like, ‘We’re losing light!’ And I’m like, ‘This is gonna project about 40 feet high, and I’m gonna see it for the rest of my life. So let’s get it right.’”